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Patented Oct. 25, 1864.

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To all whom it may commu 1 Beioknown than L, ROBERT MoCoRKELL, of

v Warsaw', in the county of Goodimo and Stato of Mmiosot-miiavo inventedo new and iinlproved Machine for Planting @om ami ohoi' Seeds; and dozoreby decimo tliaitxihe foi- Iowmg 1s :L full, clear, axid'oxaol:fiesoriptioo of Liao-construction and operation offztho oom@'retereiioobeing had no the aonoxo drawings, i

making a port of. this spooica'tion, in which- Fig'uxel'is a; roar emiNovation, and Fig. 2 is :iside section through.

lThe nature of my invention consists iii furrowing, dropping, oovoiiog,and ro'iliog two,

tliieog comme rows at ono timo',- 2cho muohio@ workngeiiher as anautomazooox: bood-ovopand uso my machine or invoiriion, xviii pro v ceedto describe its construoiion ond oporotioo'.,

veiient form, and is markoii A.. in ohio I placo a partial bottom, withopenings ai; tino. properdistances aparti'oz: iiiioi'owss7 at the om@ ofeaohof whioh'lvpiooo a brush to pra-Woof;

. more than the proper quantity ofv sofe i'lfom Imising out.. Underthis, and io o gioovoio the bottom, 1 plaoo o :fsisllo9 B, with hoogoor- `l'ospoodirig tothoopeoiog in ibo partial ioo tom, andzujuotaibio-in Size to tho mambo@ of seeds'tobo droppod. Toos@ iioieapoo@ from the openings whom hay aro iiiori io holo@ m tubes of goin orsomo other matoziah imo a cyii1xdor`tooth-,.G. 'This siido is Worked by;means of a.. com, D, amoooodv to certain spokes ot' .tho wheoi'fposiog"agaioo, the spiiog'F, 'soos-to shovo tho 'slide ioy omi io drown ,book

by the'eiastioity of tho owing; or ii; may foo workedby moons-of 2.inondiovor Tho com yio so arranged that it ssiiios oo equal ismoooo,

an@ may .be fastooo @o ooo Spokos infamy oom j mon wogon-whookomithosohoapoo' Echo mo,-

ing F its fiioizoood. o dio hopp@ fand. 'fs fastened. or atjfmho to t@no seen in l 'of mo drammi-1go@ Tho fog'lim dentootix C is heid. im im191Mo oo am. o @of iniciar-tooth I paoo a. roiiing como-i' (moiko. o).

in oooh a position-aio to open ai furrow amigoz, -i any woods 'or omboieimi might Ioin.www@

.ooiioot'mn Mio gtubuior o 'yiudor-tooth so as mi @clog anni prevon'oimmohino 'from woikng, .andolso to prevent it from .catching ou rocksorroots., by raising it'o'i/'ei'thems or any otherobtruotious that nmyboin ohoimy. Behind.

this, mid ou the other :sido oiliio boom, is ai m1 i'oil'fsod shozmj,consu-noted iiiiich a, shapoas. to wiso ovoa any obstmomonsand not togather wood@ or stubble soos to @logfile share, :wid-v ia also@l 'forlio purposo of ius-ning a. forrowio covo? the seed. f

la is ou'adjosiablo ro1ex',ra'isodomd iowergd by means of tho straps I.-,bolt od to he beam H, and is mail for the-twofold porposo'ofroguiot-iog to@ optb of planting# and rolling tho Pomposa of raising thebooms H; so as to lift doo tooth and shares out of the ground amistoppifioing. Mis o compound lever, fasi;-`

ooodto the side and bottom of thohopper A by tho 'orips "n, o, and. mayboattoohod oitho above-oi below the paris oo bo'iifco'd., koi: uso

,a lovoi' @sizing ou M by means of a connecting rod, o'. 'm' io a lieverdesigned to hold m iu its piaci when 'it is acting on EL and hus'hoidich@ ,booms up, .m and miaro ataoiied to the polo i .by ooiis, osi Shownin ,ibo drawing Fig.

.Zaooompamgizig thm opooifiomioo. The hopjpoo A. is fooizvesaod Lo iobaok pair@ oi side of @bo ao Ve amd @xmms balomso os to shortenss'iotsv, woning paimiiei to @auch othere and is held oo by moans of o]moge passing down bgmomi mom', ihroogii which ou open nog, pm,

@hawaii-mommy (or o ioverof may other ooo-v Fooiooi. form bo motif)jigiomigio of which 'io @owned somo por@ lboiow tino wat, so man bypiroosm'o iy im foot: iimiyor in aging' omer ,way ho. drivoi may mov@thoom; book of tho s estero center oi.' gravity, or forward, while he isseeted in it. The object of this niovsbie seat is to place the driver insueh e position that his weight will counterbaisnce the Weight of anyother part ot' this or :my otherrmeohine ot' a similar eharaotenwhetheritis in working gear or not.

w is a, lover screwed on the bottom of the hopper and 'attached at oneend to the spring F or slide B bye wire and et the other in the sameway'to the lever m, so as to draw the spring on' the wheel and stop themotion of the slide B and prevent vthe dropping when the machine is notin the ground Sonie ot' the advantages of my machine over others incommon use are the number of rows that may be planted at n. time, itbeing capsble of planting three or four, eneh planter being independentot' the others. Another is the combination of the roiling eutternt theside of the cylinder-tooth, so that it opens ,the furrow und protectsthe'tooth, and thus saves thet'rioy tion of drawing a` runner or shoe inthe ground,

nnd the adjustable roller to regulate the depth of planting, so as tosuit any ground or season, it being importent to plant deep when theground is dry, and shadow when itis Wett The combination of levers bywhich the planters nre lifted ont of the ground, which tney tdso be usedto give n downward pressure when it is desirable to roti the' groundharder on the top of the corn, and the mode of adjusting the sont, so asto place the driver in such position that his weight will balance themnchine whether Workin or not. In addition to these my Pienter mayattached to the hind axle ot' any wagon try/substituting the reach fora' tongue and fastening the cross-bar r to the hounds, thereby reducingthe price of the machine.

What I claim, and desire to secure oy Letters Potent, is not the movablesent per se,A

tinti'. The device or manner of moving itby the iever o, operated by thefoot`when used in cornplsnters, as specified.

2 The hinged beam H, the tubular tooth C, the oblique rotary colter b,the reversed share j, vsind adjustable roller k, arranged as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The levrrsM M and m., with the connecting-rod o, for the purpose ofelevating or dopressing the beams H H, with their use for that purpose,es set forth and described.

ROBERT MCCORKELL. Witnesses:

Emi. F. BROWN, GRAS. MoD. BROWN.

